Operation of Soekarno-Hatta Airport Skytrain to be Increased
4 October 2017 17:12 WIB
TEMPO.CO, Tangerang - State-owned airport operator Angkasa Pura II will gradually add the operation hours of Skytrain at the Soekarno-Hatta Airport. It will operate six times per hour.
“There will be an increased operation hours for the Skytrain. From its original six times to twelve times for every two hours,” said Angasa Pura II Spokesman Yado Yarismano today, October 4.
According to Yado, the current operational hours of the unmanned transport system is conducted three times a day at 07:00 to 09:00, 12:00 to 14:00, and 17:00 to 19:00. “Even though it only operates three times a day, [we were] able to double its operational hours since September 17,” he said.
M. Putra Pariadi, Vice President Electrical and Mechanical engineering of Angkasa Pura II, said that the gradual improvement of Skytrain’s operation hours will be continued until it reaches 24 hours.
The travel speed of the 176-passenger-capacity Skytrain will also gradually increased from 30 km/hour to 60 km/hour. When it is already fully operational, the headway will be set for every five minutes with a total travel duration of seven minutes.
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